National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Eastbourne Borough or Salisbury that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Eastbourne Borough saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Vanarama National League South. That game was an away game at Wealdstone, so at least Eastbourne Borough are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Eastbourne Borough form and stats
Eastbourne Borough participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 1st round.Eastbourne Borough have played 9 Vanarama National League South games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Eastbourne Borough lost their last game at Wealdstone after a 0-2 scoreline. A Vanarama National League South defeat was the result before that one, 0-5 away at Concord Rangers.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Eastbourne Borough have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The Eastbourne Borough fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Eastbourne Borough defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Salisbury form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.When we have look at the Fa Trophy statistics, we find 3W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. Salisbury seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Salisbury's last game was the home draw against Blackfield & Langley (1-1). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Walton Casuals's place.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Truro City in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Luer 4 goals |  K. Campbell 2 goals |  C. Walker 2 goals |
Eastbourne Borough missing players
Salisbury missing players
| Eastbourne Borough | Salisbury | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 20 | 48 | ||
| 41 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 43 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 209 | 101 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 92 | ||
| 90 | 45 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 49 | ||
| 21% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wealdstone | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 44 |
| 2 | Slough Town | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
| 3 | Havant & Waterlooville | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Weymouth | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Bath City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 33 |
| 6 | Dorking Wanderers | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Maidstone United | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 28 |
| 9 | Hampton & Richmond | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Braintree Town | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -10 | 26 |
| 11 | Chelmsford City | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Concord Rangers | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Billericay Town | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Welling United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | Oxford City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 | Dartford | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 17 | Eastbourne Borough | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Chippenham Town | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 19 | Dulwich Hamlet | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 19 |
| 20 | Tonbridge Angels | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Hungerford Town | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -15 | 17 |
| 22 | St Albans City | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -16 | 15 |